by Michael Bayne | Oct 13, 2010 | leadership, youth ministry
I catch a ton of grief from my kids…my wife…my friends about how much I am on my phone. I know I am not alone. We are more connected and more distracted from the present than ever. I have to constantly fight to be IN THE MOMENT. At any moment of the day I...
by Michael Bayne | Oct 12, 2010 | family ministry, leadership, youth ministry
What are you doing to develop yourself as a leader? Not the volunteers you lead or the people involved in your ministry…YOU. So many times we are so focused on serving others that we forget to make a plan to develop our own heart, leadership ability, ministry...
by Michael Bayne | Oct 4, 2010 | family ministry, Orange week 2.0, youth ministry
The Orange Conference is one of those experiences that every leader who serves kids, teens, or college students need to check out. I don’t say that about many conference experiences but the Orange Conference is just different. It is the only places I have ever...
by Michael Bayne | Oct 2, 2010 | Orange week 2.0, youth ministry
What can make Orange Week 2.0 better…FREE STUFF. To celebrate the first day to register for The Orange Conference on October 5th, I am going to give away one of my favorite series from XP3 Students. The God View series shaped the lives of many of our students at...
by Michael Bayne | Oct 1, 2010 | family ministry, Orange week 2.0, youth ministry
The environments for our kids and teens went to a new level when we embraced the power of COLLABORATION. When we collaborate we have a better shot at producing sticky environments for kids, teens, and college students. Collaboration means we choose to create and at...
by Michael Bayne | Sep 29, 2010 | family ministry, Orange week 2.0, youth ministry
Want to move in an ORANGE direction…become a conversation starter. When it comes to thinking orange in youth ministry I find that the most difficult aspect for youth pastors and volunteers is the RED (the home) side of the strategy. When it comes to teenagers...